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Offline OCD

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Re: Short term - back up to Davis
« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2017, 01:07:24 AM »
I'd go with O'Hare or Grealish in behind. Adomah and Snodgrass get forward and narrow enough to give Davis enough support.

In behind who?

Just give O'Hare and/or Grealish some license to go where they like. With Snodgrass and Adomah able to cut in. Should cause problems for  teams.

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Re: Short term - back up to Davis
« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2017, 09:06:36 AM »
Need to get a loanee in - in the January transfer box.  People who are bigging the likes of McKirdy up - sorry but he is nowhere near enough to what we immediately need.

Perhaps a go at getting Benteke in may not be unrealistic.  Football is a funny game.

Isn't he literally Palace's only striker?

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Re: Short term - back up to Davis
« Reply #17 on: November 20, 2017, 09:12:49 AM »
I think O'hare and Grealish playing together would be a good filler.  O'Hare is stocky and powerful, can hold up play and be a menace in the box (saw him singlehandedly destroy Tamworth pre-season)

Offline Matt Collins

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Re: Short term - back up to Davis
« Reply #18 on: November 20, 2017, 12:39:39 PM »
I really can’t see it - going from a big target man to a couple of number tens would be a huge shift

RHM is back in training so hopefully he’ll be in soon. But I wouldn’t count my chickens

Offline Gregorys Boy

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Re: Short term - back up to Davis
« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2017, 11:56:51 AM »
Even with all our options fit I think we would need to buy a good target man in January.  So that's how I feel about this. Albert or Jack could do a job until then.

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Re: Short term - back up to Davis
« Reply #20 on: November 21, 2017, 12:13:28 PM »
Grealish for me

Offline Clark W Griswold

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Re: Short term - back up to Davis
« Reply #21 on: November 21, 2017, 12:20:11 PM »
Crouch in Jan

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Re: Short term - back up to Davis
« Reply #22 on: November 21, 2017, 12:24:17 PM »
I think O’Hare or Grealish could play up front, but would need support around them.

Lansbury pretty much played up front against us for Forest and was a lot more effective than he’s been for us.

Is Lansbury still Injured though?

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Re: Short term - back up to Davis
« Reply #23 on: November 21, 2017, 12:44:54 PM »
Can we get David Villa on loan in January, please? It's about time he played for us. We already named the team after him, FFS.

Offline Matt Collins

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Re: Short term - back up to Davis
« Reply #24 on: November 21, 2017, 03:07:57 PM »
I think O’Hare or Grealish could play up front, but would need support around them.

Lansbury pretty much played up front against us for Forest and was a lot more effective than he’s been for us.

Is Lansbury still Injured though?

Lansbury’s performance in that game has taken on mythical status. He did nothing all game and then stuck the ball in the net in the last minute

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Re: Short term - back up to Davis
« Reply #25 on: November 21, 2017, 03:19:05 PM »
Can we get David Villa on loan in January, please? It's about time he played for us. We already named the team after him, FFS.

It's time to come home

Offline pbavfckuwait

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Re: Short term - back up to Davis
« Reply #26 on: November 21, 2017, 04:52:06 PM »
According to the rumour mill. they are looking at some (Cheque) bloke, Davis can be managed through this season, allowing midfielders Connor especially to push up and support, playing the number 10 Grealish, O'Hare or even Albert allowed to move across all of the pitch, I honestly never see him as being a 20+ goal a season striker, but his contribution to allowing the team to form a effective way of playing could be vital, in time.

Offline mr underhill

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Re: Short term - back up to Davis
« Reply #27 on: November 21, 2017, 06:32:41 PM »
bullshit - under FFP we'd be writing cheques we couldn't cash

Offline Rudy65

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Re: Short term - back up to Davis
« Reply #28 on: November 21, 2017, 06:39:25 PM »
I think we’ll find out soon enough. Not sure Davis can play three full games in a week.

Gabby is a way off. RHM has been injured for ages. Green still a little way off.

What kind of injury has Gabby these days ?

Ripped calf muscle. He should be back soon and can do the job especially the way we're playing as a team at the moment.

Disagree re Gabby  He is finished at the level we need to finish top 6

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Re: Short term - back up to Davis
« Reply #29 on: November 21, 2017, 07:28:33 PM »
Gabby could do a job for one game before he misses the next ten with "injury"

As regards serious strikers, I'd go with a loan for Defoe or Benteke in Jan.

 


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